vioscale
Comparison

Authelia vs Zitadel

No clear leader: Zitadel (65.3) and Authelia (64.4) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Authelia64
Zitadel65
Score
Vioscale score
Authelia64 / 100low · 41%
Zitadel65 / 100low · 46%
Pricing
Free tier
Authelia✓
Zitadel✓
Model
Autheliaopen_source
Zitadelfreemium
Price level
Autheliafree
Zitadelhigh
Transparent
Authelia✓
Zitadel✓
Integrations
Count
Authelia135
Zitadel12
Security
Disclosure policy
Authelia✓
Zitadel✓
Gdpr
Authelia–
Zitadel✓
Scorecard
Authelia9.8
Zitadel–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Authelia–
Zitadel99.99
Status page
Authelia–
Zitadel✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Authelia0
Zitadel0
Github stars
Authelia28,711
Zitadel14,862
Activity
Commits last 30d
Authelia100
Zitadel42
Release
Cadence days
Authelia16
Zitadel5
History
Authelia20 items
Zitadel20 items
License
Spdx
AutheliaApache-2.0
ZitadelAGPL-3.0
Language
Primary
AutheliaGo
ZitadelGo
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for auth & identity software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Deployment
Hosting
AutheliaSelf-hosted only
ZitadelCloud + self-hosted
Methods
Social login
Authelia✗
Zitadel✓
Passwordless
Authelia✓
Zitadel✓
Passkeys / WebAuthn
Authelia✓
Zitadel✓
Multi-factor auth
Authelia✓
Zitadel✓
Enterprise
SAML SSO
Authelia✗
Zitadel✓
SCIM provisioning
Authelia-
Zitadel✓
B2B / multi-tenancy
Authelia-
Zitadel✓
Standards
OpenID Connect provider
Authelia✓
Zitadel✓
Delivery
Hosted UI
AutheliaHosted
ZitadelBoth
Access
RBAC
Authelia✓
Zitadel✓
Licensing
Self-hostable OSS core
Authelia✓
Zitadel✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Authelia

A lightweight, open-source authentication system that enables multi-factor authentication and single sign-on for web applications. It integrates with reverse proxies to control access and comes with a web-based portal for user and access management.

Independently observed

Zitadel

A multi-tenant, API-first identity and access management platform offering single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, passkeys, and complete audit trails. Available as a managed cloud service or self-hosted deployment, designed for developers building secure SaaS and B2B applications.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Authelia

Open sourceFree tier

Open source

as of verify ↗

Zitadel

from $100/moHybridFree tier

Free tier available. Pro plan from $100/month with 25,000 DAU included. Usage-based overage pricing for additional capacity.

  • FreeFree
    • 100 daily active users
    • 3 external identity providers
    • 5,000 management API requests
    • Community support
    • 1 management instance
  • Pro$100/month including 25,000 DAU and 500,000 API requests; overage pricing available
    • 25,000 daily active users
    • 500,000 management API requests
    • 3 external identity providers
    • Multifactor authentication
    • Passkeys/WebAuthn
    • +5 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom scaling
    • Custom compliance
    • Custom security questionnaires
    • Custom contract and MSA
    • Up to 99.99% availability SLA
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Authelia✓
Zitadel✓
Linux
Authelia✓
Zitadel✗
CLI
Authelia✓
Zitadel✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Authelia✗
Zitadel✓
Self-hosted
Authelia✓
Zitadel✓
On-premise
Authelia✓
Zitadel✗
Hybrid
Authelia✗
Zitadel✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • LDAP

Authelia

50 total - 49 not shared
  • 1Password
  • Active Directory
  • Ansible AWX
  • Apache Guacamole
  • Argo CD
  • Bitwarden
  • BookStack
  • Budibase
  • Caddy
  • Chronograf
  • Coder
  • Docker
  • Drupal
  • EspoCRM
  • Express.js
  • FreeIPA
  • FreshRSS
  • Gitea
  • GitLab
  • GLAuth
  • Grafana
  • HAProxy
  • Harbor
  • HashiCorp Vault
  • +25 more
Independently observed

Zitadel

12 total - 11 not shared
  • Google
  • Microsoft
  • GitHub
  • SAML 2.0
  • SCIM 2.0
  • OpenID Connect
  • gRPC
  • connectRPC
  • REST API
  • Webhooks
  • Actions
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.